press agent

English - Turkish

Definition of press agent in English Turkish dictionary

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English - English

Definition of press agent in English English dictionary

A person who organizes the publicity for a firm or organization, and acts as an intermediary with the press and other media

news agent, journalism agent

someone employed to arrange publicity (for a firm or a public figure)

A press agent is a person who is employed by a famous person to give information about that person to the press. A person employed to arrange advertising and publicity, as for a performer or business.press agentry n. someone whose job is to supply photographs or information about a particular actor, musician etc to newspapers, radio, or television

Related Terms

press agents

plural form of press agent

Hyphenation

Press a·gent

Turkish pronunciation

pres eycınt

Synonyms

advance man, pa, pr consultant, press officer, publicist, publicity agent, public relations officer

Pronunciation

/ˈpres ˈāʤənt/ /ˈprɛs ˈeɪʤənt/

Etymology

[ 'pres ] (noun.) 13th century. Middle English presse, from Old French, from presser to press.